second day of class

[pennie_dreadful]

International Cuisine: Best Class Ever.  No lie.  We did the whole knife skills thing, as per usual, then the chef told us to split in teams of two, and make something--whatever we wanted, out of the potatoes, carrots, onions, and green bell peppers that we had practiced on.  He just let us loose!  My team did a sesame seared tuna, and I made a vegan Thai curry with the peppers, carrots, and onions, along with some mushrooms we found to toss in (I wish we'd had some spinach or basil but there wasn't any, oddly enough).  The veggies were stir fried in a couple tablespoons of canola oil, and I stirred in about two and a half tablespoons of red curry paste, a can of coconut milk, and voila!  Pour over steamed rice and mmmmmmmm.  Plus I get to take home the leftovers!  Oh this semester looks like it's going to be so much fun!  If only Stocks and Sauces goes well, that is.  That's in...an hour and a half.

Edit:

Stocks and Sauces: also awesome.  I got some really awesome instructors this time around.  Thankfully!  I think I am going to actually be taught something, instead of gleaning what I can from reading the text books.  Oh and also, TDC caught me in the hall and said, "Hi Kelly".  Kelly.  For god's sake.  Also heard about a job opening at a supermarket bakery; I'm going tomorrow to check it out.  I was told to talk to Sharon.  We'll see!